scope:

The committee provides advice and recommendations to the Associate Administrator for Regulation and Certification on matters relating to regulations and services provided to helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft. The advice and recommendations will include the impact of helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft on the NAS and whether there is a need for additional vertical flight research, regulations, and facilities to ensure safety and system efficiency. The Associate Administrator for Regulation and Certification will provide helicopter and tiltrotor regulatory and service information to the Administrator and to the associate administrators as requested.

This order establishes the Vertical Flight Committee (VFC). This is an intra-FAA committee.